DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.

The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were “at risk following the helicopter crash”, which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran’s northwest.

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    6 months ago

    I guess it doesn’t matter if Israel is behind this or not, because they’re going to get the blame in any case…

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      6 months ago

      Hopefully not. Helicopters legitimately do just crash a lot in foggy conditions, and rugged terrain doesn’t help.

      If it was Israel, they did a very good job picking a moment Raisi was likely to die anyway.